Fans eagerly awaiting more of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the Doctor and on-again-off-again companion Ruby Sunday won’t have to wait much longer.
Doctor Who returns for Season 2 in the US on Saturday, April 12 (12:00 a.m. PDT / 3:00 a.m. EDT) on Disney+ and exclusively on the BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
New episodes from the eight-part season are set to premiere weekly.
In Season 2, the Doctor meets Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) where he will begin an epic quest to get her back to Earth. However, a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, bigger enemies and wider terrors than ever before, according ot the latest from the streamer.
Alan Cumming (The Traitors, The Good Wife) will guest star as the Voice of Mr Ring-a-Ding in the second episode, a happy, funny, singalong cartoon, who lives in Sunny Town with his friend Sunshine Sally. However, in 1952, after years of repeats in cinemas across the land, Mr Ring-a-Ding suddenly looks beyond the screen and sees the real world outside — and the consequences are terrifying.
Those eagle-eyed fans among you may remember Cumming’s previous turn in the series as King James I in the 2018 episode “The Witchfinders.”
Showrunner/executive producer/writer Russell T Davies said, “Only Alan Cumming could give a runaway cartoon so much wit, malice, danger and fun. He makes the whole universe of Doctor Who wilder and madder than ever, and it’s an absolute honour to welcome him on board the TARDIS.”
Previously announced guest cast this season includes Rose Ayling-Ellis, Christopher Chung, Anita Dobson, Michelle Greenidge, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruth Madeley, Jemma Redgrave and Susan Twist.
In addition to Davies, executive producers are Joel Collins, Phil Collinson, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter.
Doctor Who is produced by Bad Wolf, with BBC Studios for Disney Branded Television and BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
